[EL] ELB News and Commentary 1/25/13
Rick Hasen
rhasen at law.uci.edu
Thu Jan 24 20:39:20 PST 2013
"G.O.P. Mulls a Strategy From Obama's Playbook"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=46596>
Posted on January 24, 2013 8:34 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=46596>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
NYT
<http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/25/us/politics/gop-considers-strategy-from-obamas-election-campaign.html?ref=politics>:
"As Republican leaders gathered here on Thursday to consider how to
rebuild their party, President Obama was at the center of the
conversation. But the sharp criticism directed at him was replaced by
something new: envy over his campaign. The Republican National Committee
<http://www.gop.com/> is reviewing the party's deficiencies,
particularly in technology and grass-roots organizing
<http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/10/business/media/10carr.html>, that
contributed to Mitt Romney's sound defeat last year. The excuses and
grievances
<http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/08/us/politics/obama-victory-causes-republican-soul-searching.html>
that several top Republicans offered up after the election have been
supplanted by pledges to strengthen the party."
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Why Did the Democrats Cave on Filibuster Reform?
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=46594>
Posted on January 24, 2013 8:32 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=46594>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Weigel explores.
<http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2013/01/filibuster_reform_senate_democrats_compromise_instead_of_forcing_the_nuclear.html>
<http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2013/01/filibuster_reform_senate_democrats_compromise_instead_of_forcing_the_nuclear.html>
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Posted in legislation and legislatures
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=27>, political parties
<http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=25>, political polarization
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"FL House Speaker Weatherford opposed to GOP Electoral College
plans" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=46591>
Posted on January 24, 2013 8:27 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=46591>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
The /Tampa Bay Times/ reports
<http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/the-buzz-florida-politics/content/fl-house-speaker-weatherford-opposed-gop-electoral-college-plans>.
I'll have more to say on GOP electoral college machinations soon.
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Posted in electoral college <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=44> |
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"Justices to Decide Whether to Review Restrictions on Campaign
Contributions" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=46589>
Posted on January 24, 2013 8:25 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=46589>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Bloomberg BNA
<http://news.bna.com/mpdm/MPDMWB/split_display.adp?fedfid=29304136&vname=mpebulallissues&jd=a0d6d7n1v3&split=0>:
"The Supreme Court is set to consider next month whether to grant review
of a constitutional challenge to the century-old ban on corporate
campaign contributions (Danielczyk v. U.S., U.S., No. 12-579, cert.
petition filed 11/8/12). The case challenging the corporate contribution
ban was distributed Jan. 23 for consideration at the justices' private
conference on Feb. 15. The court also received Jan. 23 a reply brief
from lawyers representing businessmen William Danielczyk and Eugene Biagi."
Also at the same conference: a petition (/McCutcheon/) challenging the
aggregate contribution limitation.
A cert grant in both would not surprise me.
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"Senate leaders reach deal modifying filibuster rules, keep 60-vote
hurdle" <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=46585>
Posted on January 24, 2013 3:43 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=46585>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
WaPo reports
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/senate-leaders-reach-deal-modifying-filibuster-procedures/2013/01/24/48a8ca16-6648-11e2-85f5-a8a9228e55e7_story.html>.
The Fix: Why Filibuster Reform Didn't Happen
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/01/24/why-filibuster-reform-didnt-happen/>
Senator Reid
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/01/24/why-filibuster-reform-didnt-happen/>
tells Ezra Klein: "I'm not personally, at this stage, ready to get rid
of the 60-vote threshold," Reid (D-Nev.) told me this morning, referring
to the number of votes needed to halt a filibuster. "With the history of
the Senate, we have to understand the Senate isn't and shouldn't be like
the House."
David Firestone
<http://takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/24/so-much-for-filibuster-reform/>:
"So much for any hope that this Senate might be significantly different
from the last one.
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All Appeals Over in Cases Against NJ Legislative Apportionment
Commission <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=46581>
Posted on January 24, 2013 3:31 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=46581>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
The end. <http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/HandlerDocument.pdf>
<http://electionlawblog.org/wp-content/uploads/HandlerDocument.pdf>
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"Federal Court Rules Louisiana Systematically Violates the NVRA"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=46578>
Posted on January 24, 2013 3:20 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=46578>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Project Vote
<http://projectvote.org/newsreleases/984-federal-court-rules-that-louisiana-systemically-violated-the-nvra-.html>:
"On January 23, voting rights advocates won a major legal victory on
behalf of Louisiana's public assistance agency clients, the state's most
vulnerable and most marginalized residents. In a 36-page ruling
<http://projectvote.org/images/publications/Litigation/Ferrand%20v.%20Schedler/ruling_ferrand-v-schedler.pdf>,
following a trial in October 2012 in the United States District Court in
the Eastern District of Louisiana, Judge Jane Triche Milazzo found that
the state of Louisiana violated federal law by failing to offer an
opportunity to register to vote to all applicants and recipients of food
stamps, TANF, Medicaid, and WIC. The National Voter Registration Act
(NVRA) requires that voter registration be offered to all such
individuals, whether they seek benefits in person, or by the internet,
telephone, or mail."
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NVRA (motor voter) <http://electionlawblog.org/?cat=33>, voter
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Electionline Continues Its Legislation Roundup of Election
Administration Proposals <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=46575>
Posted on January 24, 2013 3:10 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=46575>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Here <http://www.electionline.org/index.php/electionline-weekly>, at
Electionline Weekly.
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"Trust Fund May Help with Campaign Reform"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=46573>
Posted on January 24, 2013 3:09 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=46573>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Jerry Goldfeder oped
<http://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/Trust-fund-may-help-with-campaign-reform-4218632.php>.
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"Amgen Earns 9,900% Return on Investment (ROI) in Political
Contributions; Taxpayer ROI Hits New Low"
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=46570>
Posted on January 24, 2013 3:07 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=46570>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Richard Painter blogs
<http://www.legalethicsforum.com/blog/2013/01/amgen-earns-9900-return-on-investment-roi-in-political-contributions-taxpayer-roi-hits-new-low.html>.
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Bob Bauer on Obama 501c4 and Electoral Activity
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=46568>
Posted on January 24, 2013 3:06 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=46568>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
Bloomberg BNA
<http://gallery.mailchimp.com/d77d4a197583f647063d7317c/files/124CatoWrap.pdf>:
In response to a question at the Cato conference, he briefly
discussed Obama's recent move to establish a so-called Section
501(c)(4) group, known as Organizing for Action, as a successor to
the president's campaign committee.
Bauer said that he is serving as counsel to the new organization and
that it "will not be involved in electoral activity at all." He said
the group will be involved in public policy advocacy, adding that
the "business of communication on issues ... requires resources."
Bauer added that the new group will voluntarily disclose its donors,
though this is not legally required. The details of how this
disclosure process will work have not yet been announced.
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Yesterday's Cato Campaign Finance Event
<http://electionlawblog.org/?p=46565>
Posted on January 24, 2013 3:00 pm <http://electionlawblog.org/?p=46565>
by Rick Hasen <http://electionlawblog.org/?author=3>
...wrapped up byBloomberg BNA
<http://gallery.mailchimp.com/d77d4a197583f647063d7317c/files/124CatoWrap.pdf>.
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